Coaching Services | Behavior Supports | Trainings, Events and Presentations | Philosophy

 

Thank you for your interest in Among Friends’ social-sexual support services. Please choose from the following options:

Coaching Services

Many of our clients are seeking professional coaching and healing for social-sexual concerns. Individuals, couples, and other relationship configurations are welcome. For more information about your options, visit our Coaching page and FAQ page.

 

Behavior Supports

Behavior supports are for Brokerage Customers in the State of Oregon and individuals with developmental disabilities / neurological variations, along with their family members and support staff. You’ll find more valuable information on our Behavior Supports page and FAQ page.

 

Trainings, Events, and Presentations

Shanya Luther offers quality trainings, playful events, and educational presentations for any size gathering, from small groups (8-12) to large audiences (1000+). Shanya has been a featured presenter/facilitator for over 15 years and has been invited to appear across the U.S. and South Africa. For details or to book Shanya for your event submit your email inquiry here.

To see the events and trainings Shanya is currently offering, visit the events page, or click on the schedule button below. *Be sure to click on the “Register for a Class” link at the top of the scheduling window.

 

Philosophy

The guiding philosophy of Among Friends’ Social-Sexual Support Services is that every person, regardless of their life situation, needs and deserves accurate, comprehensive, and dignified information regarding sexuality, relationships, and their bodies in order to make informed decisions and live their fullest potential.

Our values regarding our services are adapted from the Our Whole Lives Comprehensive Sexuality Curriculum:

• Every person is entitled to dignity and self-worth
• Every person is entitled to their own attitudes and beliefs
• Every person deserves support in making their own decisions
• Every person deserves to be in safe, healthy relationships. Healthy relationships are:
• Consensual
• Non-exploitative
• Safe
• Developmentally appropriate
• Based on mutual expectations and caring
• Respectful
• Every person is entitled to fully explore their sexuality, relationships, and their body
• Every person is sexual and sexuality is a positive part of the human experience
• Sexuality includes much more than sexual behavior(s)
• Human beings are sexual from the time they are born until they die
• Sexuality in our society is damaged by violence, exploitation, alienation, dishonesty, abuse of power, and the treatment of persons as objects

If these values resonate with you then Among Friends’ social-sexual support services may be the right fit for you. Please take a look at the rest of our site for more information.